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Media Advisory: 2018 Alcohol Holiday Task Force – Roll Call Tonight

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 20, 2018

WHAT:

Members of the Montgomery County Police Alcohol Holiday Task Force will be devoting their full time and attention to detecting alcohol-related offenses this holiday season.

Media is invited to the task force’s “roll call” – a briefing that occurs each evening before the officers begin to patrol the streets.

WHEN:

Tonight, Wednesday, November 21, 2018

8:00 pm to 9:00 pm

WHERE:

Montgomery County Public Safety Headquarters

100 Edison Park Drive

Gaithersburg, 20878

First floor conference room

SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE:

• Montgomery County Police Department Assistant Chief David Anderson
• Captain Thomas Didone, Director of the Montgomery County Police Department’s Traffic Division
• Rich Leotta, father of fallen Montgomery County Police Officer Noah Leotta.  Officer Noah Leotta was working as a member of the annual holiday task force when he was struck by a drunk driver on December 3, 2015.  He succumbed to his injuries on December 10, 2015.
• Representative from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

Media – Please RSVP: Please call the Public Information Office at 240-773-5030, option 4, to confirm your attendance at tonight’s roll call.

RLG

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Release ID: 18-501
Media Contact: mcpnews 
Categories: impaired-driving